GROWTH PRODUCTION OF IBS REACH 5.22 PERCENT AND IMK 24.70 PERCENT

Production growth of large and medium manufacturing industry
in the second quarter of 2017 increased by 5.22 percent (y-on-y)
to second quarter of 2016. The increase was mainly due to 
increased production of metals industry, not machinery and 
equipment increased by 9.46 percent, The beverage industry 
by 8.09 percent and the pharmaceutical industry, chemical and
traditional medicine products which rose by 7.81 percent. 
While the types of industries that experienced a decrease 
in production were other manufacturing industries which fell
by 12.26 percent, the electrical equipment industry fell 5.25
percent and the leather industry, leather goods and footwear
fell by 4.16 percent.
Production growth of micro and small manufacturing industry
in the second quarter of 2017 increased by 24.70 percent 
(y-on-y) in the second quarter of 2016. The increase was 
mainly due to the increased production of paper and paper 
products industry 132.80 percent, , 10 percent, and textile 
industry 33.02 percent. The types of industries that 
experienced a decline in production were other transportation
equipment industries down 30.01 percent, the base metal 
industry fell 27.05 percent, and chemical and chemical goods
industry fell 21.28 percent.